Category Archives: Good Reads

Wednesday Wisdom. Gardening could be the hobby that helps you live to 100

Many of the world’s centenarians share one common hobby – gardening. Dan Buettner the author of “Blue Zones” who has studied places around the world where residents live long healthy lives attribute gardening as one of their life hobbies.

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Wednesday Wisdom. Mediterranean diet scores another win for longevity by improving microbiome

The Mediterranean diet for decades has been considered to be one of the healthiest in the world and now a new study published in the journal Gut found that eating a Mediterranean diet for just one year altered the microbiome of elderly people in ways that improved brain function and aid in longevity.

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The Woman Who Made Van Gogh

“She was small in stature and riddled with self-doubt, had no background in art or business and faced an art world that was a thoroughly male preserve. Her full story has only recently been uncovered. It is only now that we know how van Gogh became van Gogh. Neglected by art history for decades, Jo van Gogh-Bonger, the painter’s sister-in-law, is finally being recognized as the force who opened the world’s eyes to his genius.” Russell Shorto

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